TABLE 3—

Reasons Why Needed Services Were Not Accessed and Frequency of Response: National Survey of Children With Special Health Care Needs, 2001

Service	Reasons Why Not Accessed	Frequency of Response, Mean (%)
Specialist physician services	Costs too much	27.60
	Health plan problem	24.80
	Not available in area or transportation a problem	9.70
	Inconvenient times	7.70
	Doctor did not know how to treat	10.50
	Some other reason	17.20
	No insurance	2.70
	Child refused to go	4.10
	Difficulty getting appointment	3.90
	Dissatisfaction with provider	2.20
	Treatment is ongoing	4.60
Prescription medications	Costs too much	60.50
	Health plan problem	29.00
	Not available in area or transportation a problem	2.50
	Doctor did not know how to treat	2.20
	Some other reason	11.80
	No insurance	5.30
Did not access all needed therapy services	Costs too much	19.10
	Health plan problem	22.60
	Not available in area or transportation a problem	12.00
	Not convenient times	7.50
	Doctor did not know how to treat	3.80
	Some other reason	19.10
	No insurance	2.20
	Difficulty getting appointment	2.40
	Treatment is ongoing	8.30
	Lack of resources at school	14.90

Note. Totals may add to more than 100% because of rounding or because respondents report multiple responses to questions.